September 2002

Dear Headteacher, Staff, Parents and Governors

The World's Biggest Coffee Morning is fast approaching and will take place

on

Friday 27th September

Becoming involved in the World's Biggest Coffee Morning is a fantastic and

simple way to make a real difference to people living with cancer and their

families.

The theme for this year's event is 'Where will you hold yours?' Coffee

mornings can be held anywhere. The majority of supporters hold their event

at home, work or school. Venues last year included church halls, village

halls, hospitals, shopping centres, prisons, airports, theatres, retirement

homes, golf clubs, gyms, and railway stations.

· Last year, a tremendous £56,000 was raised for Macmillan Cancer Relief

at 450 coffee mornings in Norfolk alone. The funds raised in 2001 really

have made a huge difference to local people living with cancer and have

helped to support many vital local services.

· Macmillan Cancer Relief fund specialist nurses and doctors who deliver

the best in cancer care, as well as much needed cancer treatment centres,

financial help for those who need it most and a range of cancer information

services.

· Macmillan is providing patients with the opportunity to have more of a

say in their treatment and to challenge attitudes to cancer. By supporting

Macmillan you will help patients be heard.

· In the UK over a million people are living with cancer and four in ten

people will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime. These figures

are forecast to double by 2020. Macmillan Cancer Relief is a UK charity

which helps to provide the expert care and practical and emotional support

that make a real difference for people living with cancer.

· People living in Norwich and Waveney are benefiting from teams of

Macmillan nurses working in the community and in hospitals alongside other

health professionals. We are funding 6 Macmillan clinical nurse specialist

posts, radiographer posts, a dietician, an occupational therapist, a GP

practitioner post, a consultant in palliative medicine and the continued

funding of the Macmillan Carers scheme based at Priscilla Bacon Lodge.

· In West Norfolk, the recently completed £1.2m Macmillan Care and

Treatment Centre based at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn will

bring together local integrated cancer services in one unit for the first

time. The appeal is also funding a lead nurse in cancer care, a consultant

in palliative medicine and a clinical nurse specialist in the area.

· We are hoping that many local schools will want to host a coffee

morning to support our local appeal. We are asking for your help once

again, so we can break our record both locally and nationally. You can do

this easily by registering online at http://www.worldsbiggestcoffeemorning.org.uk/

Through this specially created website you can also make online

donations.

· You can also register by calling 0845 602 1246, faxing your details on

0845 602 3602, or writing to Macmillan Cancer Relief, Grosvenor House,

112-114 Prince of Wales Road, Norwich, Norfolk NR1 1NZ.

· Once you have registered you will receive a fundraising pack to help

you organise your event. Nescafe and Kit Kat have generously donated coffee

and biscuit vouchers for every coffee morning host. We can also supply

balloons, ribbon, leaflets and other promotional materials from our local

fundraising office to help publicise your coffee morning.

· If you would like any more information on the World's Biggest Coffee

Morning, or would like us to speak to your school on the work of Macmillan

Cancer Relief, please telephone 01603 626433, or email your details to

mailto:jwright@macmillan.org.uk

Good luck with your coffee morning and thank you for your support!

Jessica Wright

Norfolk Project Fundraiser